National, regional program directors visit Kicking Horse Job Corps
The students and staff of the Kicking Horse Job Corps Center received two special visitors late last month: Peter E. Rell, national director of the Job Corps Program from Washington, D.C., and John I. Douglas, director of the now-consolidated Region 7-and-8 who's based in Kansas.
The two were in Montana on a quick tour of the state's three centers ~ Kicking Horse, which is operated by the
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Tribes, and the Trapper Creek and Anaconda centers, run by the U.S. Forest Service - which have earned reputations as strong, successful schools.
Montana's weather was on its best behavior during the Aug. 20 visit, which included a tour of the campus, a bit of consultation with a handful of students, refreshments and the presentation of gifts from a variety of entities.
"This Job Corps works because of the cooperation between the staff, teachers, students, the community and the Tribal Council," Rell said, after the tour and a one-song dance by four outfitted students. "I'm pleased to see the
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Help support the Reservation diabetes self-help group by patronizing its rummage and bake sale today, tomorrow and Thursday (Sept. 1, 2 and 3) at Tribal Health in Ronan from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. (If it rains, they'll move everything across the highway to the Head Start building.)
The money earned will go to buy exercise equipment and support an office.
Questions? Call Barb Durglo at 676-2770.
results of all that paperwork in D.C.," he continued, referring to his administrative work back East.
He added that he was impressed with his first visit to Montana. "The first thing I noticed was that I couldn't see the air here like I can in Washington," he said, expressing praise for Kicking Horse's location at the foot of the Mission Mountains.
"The center looks good. I can see everyone worked hard. Usually, when I comment on the nearness of a center, the director tells me, 'It always looks this good.' But not Virgil here," he said, pointing to Kicking Horse director Virgil Clairmont. "When I mentioned how clean and orderly the campus looked today, Virgil said, 'Oh, it usually looks better...'"
Rell's comments followed presentations of gifts from a number of community leaders: Tribal Council vice-chairman Ron Therriault; Poison mayor, Pat DeVries; Ronan mayor, George Atkinson; Jay Preston, Ronan Chamber of (Continues on page two)
LABOR DAY CLOSURES
All Tribal, BIA and JHS offices will be closed Monday, Sept. 7, in observance of Labor Day.